Researchers report both negative and positive experiences influence how genetic factors influence the brain and behavior.
Fatty acids found in fish oil is vitally important for the developing brain, a new study reports.
According to researchers, an experimental drug extends lifespan in male mice and ameliorates a number of behavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome in female mice, signifying the disorder may be reversible.
Researchers have discovered a key molecule that helps protect the brain against some neurodegenerative diseases.
Findings could provide a new target for schizophrenia treatments.
A new study reports older people with higher amounts of BDNF in their brains have much slower progression into cognitive decline than those with lower amounts of the protein.
A new study reports researchers have been able to delay key age related brain changes with the help of a compound.
BDNF released during aerobic exercise stimulates the hippocampus to sprout new neurons, a new study reports.
A new study explains how, at the molecular level, exercise benefits he mammalian brain.
Protein shown to fuel exercise induced neurogenesis in mice also increases when humans run.
Researchers report physical exercise failed to promote antidepressant-like effects in mice genetically engineered to express a human genetic variation in the gene BDNF.
Researchers use a novel co-culturing method to create functional circuits that model Huntington's disease and find new clues to potential treatment approaches.